EditorialArtemis and Aktaion, metope from Temple E, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Aktaion surprises Artemis during her bath (in another version he boasts to be a better shot than the goddess) who changes him into a stag; his own dogs kill him.
EditorialDiana and Aktaion-Diana and her companions surprised by Aktaion, who is then changed into a stag killed by his own dogs. Painted 1590-1600. Copper, 40 x 49 cm Inv. 1115.
EditorialArtemis and Aktaion, metope from Temple E, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Aktaion surprises Artemis during her bath (in another version he boasts to be a better shot than the goddess) who changes him into a stag; his own dogs kill him.
EditorialDiana and Aktaion-Diana and her companions surprised by Aktaion, who is then changed into a stag killed by his own dogs. Painted 1590-1600. Copper, 40 x 49 cm Inv. 1115.
EditorialArtemis and Aktaion, metope from Temple E, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. Aktaion surprises Artemis during her bath (in another version he boasts to be a better shot than the goddess) who changes him into a stag; his own dogs kill him.
EditorialTextile, showing Artemis and Aktaion, from Akhmin, Egypt, Coptic Period, 4th. The use of lar-scale figures suggests that this was a wall-hanging rather than something to be worn. The pointed hat of the man is of Asiatic origin and denotes heroic or div...